See guidance below on which devices should and shouldn't be switched off.
![](/media/ps/estatesmanagement/images/lightbulbs.jpg)
Strathclyde Switch OffDevice Guidance
Yes – please switch off
![Light switch Light switch](/media/ps/estatesmanagement/light_switch.jpg)
Office lights
![Laptop user Laptop user](/media/ps/estatesmanagement/images/500x500/Untitled_design_(3).jpg)
Personal PCs & desktop printers
![Microwave Microwave](/media/ps/estatesmanagement/microwave.jpg)
Stand-alone kettles, toasters & microwaves
![Monitor Monitor](/media/ps/estatesmanagement/monitor.jpg)
Monitors
![Meeting room screen Meeting room screen](/media/ps/estatesmanagement/meeting_room_screen.jpg)
Meeting room screens after use
Seek permission from line managers first
![The engineering department at the University of Strathclyde The engineering department at the University of Strathclyde](/media/ps/estatesmanagement/Chemical___process_engineering_students.jpg)
Lab equipment
No – please never switch off
![](/media/ps/estatesmanagement/DMEM_students_in_the_department.jpg)
Central Pool PCs
Power and updates for these are centrally controlled
![Photocopier Photocopier](/media/ps/estatesmanagement/photocopier.jpg)
Multifunction devices
Printer/scanner/copier machines
![Fridge Fridge](/media/ps/estatesmanagement/fridge.jpg)
Fridges & freezers
![water boiler water boiler](/media/ps/estatesmanagement/water_boiler.jpg)
Instant boil wall-mounted kettles
![Students in Chemistry lab Students in Chemistry lab](/media/ps/estatesmanagement/Chemistry_lab_DSC3214.jpg)
Lab equipment currently in use for experiments
![departmental display screen departmental display screen](/media/ps/estatesmanagement/departmental_screen.jpg)
Departmental display screens
![Vending machine Vending machine](/media/ps/estatesmanagement/drinks_vending_machine.jpg)
Vending machines
![Water cooler Water cooler](/media/ps/estatesmanagement/watercooler.jpg)